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1 BioEd Online Diversity of Life: Introduction to Biological Classification By Deanne Erdmann, MS BioEd Online

2 www.BioEdOnline.org BioEd Online Why Do We Classify Organisms? Biologists group organisms to represent similarities and proposed relationships. Classification systems change with expanding knowledge about new and well-known organisms. Tacitus bellus BioEd Online

3 www.BioEdOnline.org BioEd Online Leucaena leucocephala Lead tree Classification Binomial Nomenclature Two part name (Genus, species) Hierarchical Classification Seven Taxonomic Catagroies Systematics Study of the evolution of biological diversity BioEd Online

4 www.BioEdOnline.org BioEd Online Carolus von Linnaeus (1707-1778) Swedish scientist who laid the foundation for modern taxonomy Binomial Nomenclature Carolus von Linnaeus Two-word naming system Genus Noun, Capitalized, Underlined or Italicized Species Descriptive, Lower Case, Underlined or Italicized BioEd Online

5 www.BioEdOnline.org BioEd Online Hierarchical Classification Taxonomic categories KingdomKing PhylumPhilip ClassCame OrderOver FamilyFor GenusGreen SpeciesSoup BioEd Online

6 www.BioEdOnline.org BioEd Online Kingdoms and Domains BacteriaArchaeaEukarya BacteriaArchaeaProtistaPlantaeFungiAnimalia MoneraProtistaPlantaeFungiAnimalia The three-domain system The six-kingdom system The traditional five-kingdom system BioEd Online

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